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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Prime Time


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 5:00 a.m. January 19, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Prime Time
Matt Gower and Heather Kasten, of the Sarasota Chamber, with Troy Larkin, of Tri County Air Conditioning & Heating
Matt Gower and Heather Kasten, of the Sarasota Chamber, with Troy Larkin, of Tri County Air Conditioning & Heating
Diane Drake and Cheri Parrag, of iPixels Mediaworks
Diane Drake and Cheri Parrag, of iPixels Mediaworks
Joan Haber, of Hearing Loss Association of Sarasota, with Mary Clupper, of the Democratic Club of Sarasota
Joan Haber, of Hearing Loss Association of Sarasota, with Mary Clupper, of the Democratic Club of Sarasota
Dan Martino and Joe Schiess, of Eager Beaver Car Wash
Dan Martino and Joe Schiess, of Eager Beaver Car Wash
Ronnie Caron, of Caron Realty, with Cindi Shoe, of Sarasota Catering Co.
Ronnie Caron, of Caron Realty, with Cindi Shoe, of Sarasota Catering Co.
David Jacobs, of Sarasota Open, with Stacy Morgan and Bobbi Witherite, of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders
David Jacobs, of Sarasota Open, with Stacy Morgan and Bobbi Witherite, of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders
Jamie Overmiller and Dan Slider, of the Sarasota Chamber, checked in guests.
Jamie Overmiller and Dan Slider, of the Sarasota Chamber, checked in guests.
Dr. Ken Kaufman, of Sarasota Sports Medicine, with Dr. Bob Leibold, of Leibold Enterprises
Dr. Ken Kaufman, of Sarasota Sports Medicine, with Dr. Bob Leibold, of Leibold Enterprises
Suzanne Munroe and Lori Ruth, both of The Observer Group
Suzanne Munroe and Lori Ruth, both of The Observer Group
Ernie Withers and Eugene Moerbt, of Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota
Ernie Withers and Eugene Moerbt, of Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota

 

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